For four years I have been working on a television documentary about Dorothy DeLay. Miss DeLay, at 82 is the world's preeminent classical violin teacher.Almost every famous violin soloist performing today has spent time in her studios at the Juilliard school in New York and at the Aspen Music School. Her favorite students are child prodigies, who seem to "get it" years before their peers. In this film we are exploring the nature of creativity, genius, discipline, and confidence in a child's education. Portrait of a Teacher is funded through grants from individuals and foundations, and it is a labor of love for me. We have interviewed many of her famous students and peers, including Sarah Chang, Nadia Salerno-Sonnenberg, Gil Shaham, Robert McDuffie, and many others.) It is sometimes frustrating to take so long to make a film, but as time passes I get the opportunity to see her students mature.